Declaration is an ambiguous term used in several areas. For example, in the economy, tax, customs and property declarations are used, in jurisprudence - a declaration of independence, human rights, etc.
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Declaration (from lat declaration - "statement") is an official (documentary) declaration of a private, legal entity or state. Distinguish between economic and legal declarations. Economic declarations are statements of income, property, goods transported across the border, etc. For example, customs, tax, property declarations. The person filing the declaration is called the declarant.
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A legal declaration is a state document that contains the basic principles of the domestic or foreign policy of a state or organization, or human rights and freedoms. For example, Declaration of Independence, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, etc.
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The economic declaration is submitted to the relevant state authorities for the calculation of duty or tax. A customs declaration is a declaration of goods transported across the border that are subject to customs duties. The application is drawn up in the form of a questionnaire and can be drawn up in the language accepted at this customs point, the most common is English. After submitting the application, the declarant is obliged to present the listed goods at the request of the customs officers and make customs payment.
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Tax return - to the tax office. On the basis of the declaration at the current tax rate, the tax is charged, which the taxpayer is obliged to pay. At the same time, organizations are required to file tax returns even if there is no income, and private entrepreneurs (notaries, lawyers, tutors, etc.) if there is income.
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Property declaration - a tax declaration for taxable property. The application is also submitted to the tax office.
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The legal declaration is adopted by popular vote and signed by the parties. The most global declaration can be considered the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which was adopted by a vote of 48 countries. Declarations of independence are adopted in every independent state and are the main part of the constitution. This documentary political statement is adopted by the main government body, for example, in the United States, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by a vote among the members of Congress.
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Other notable legal declarations: • The Declaration on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro contains the main principles of environmental protection and environmental action • The UN Declaration on Sexual Orientation is a kind of declaration of human rights related to gender.
